Archives for March 20, 2009

Governor Pawlenty is criticizing Democrats in both the House and Senate for not saying which taxes they plan on increasing to balance the budget. Pawlenty’s criticism comes one day after House DFLers released a plan that relies on a $1.5 billion unspecified tax increase to balance the budget. Senate DFLers are relying on $2 billion Read more →

Minnesota’s jobless rate continues to climb. The February numbers show an 8.1 percent unemployment rate. The House DFL proposes a budget that raises taxes, cuts spending and uses one-time money to balance the budget. MPR, the Star Tribune, AP, MinnPost and the Pi Press have stories. Minneota considers cutting its entire police force to save Read more →